Finance Officer Full Time

Job Description

• Duty station: Addis Ababa
• Required number: 1
• Salary: As per NIN’s salary scale
• Terms of employment: One year contract, with the possibility of extension
• Reporting to: Finance and Admin Director
• Under the immediate supervision of the Finance and Admin Manager, the finance officer is responsible for the proper management of finance and budget of the project and ensures proper transaction recording and reporting to the project coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities

The finance officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure that project expenditure figures reconciled with project budget and recorded in financial software
• Prepare periodical (Monthly and Quarterly) financial reports based on agreed time frame;
• Facilitate the Project audit as required;
• Be responsible for the facilitation of any project administration matters;
• Prepare and executes budget plans of the project;
• Analyze payments and receipts of both the Head Office & field office in the organization’s;
• Prepare all necessary financial reports for internal consumption and/or external use;
• Reconcile monthly bank statements with the accounts record;
• Follow up the timely preparation of the Budgeted vs Actual Expenditure Report/Reconciliation and follow up the recording of each payment according to its Budget code;
• Organize payments and receipts documents of both the Headquarter & field Offices in a systematic way;
• Conduct coding of all documents and preparing Journal Vouches;
• Prepare monthly payroll;
• Process invoices
• Manages records and receipts
• Prepares balance sheets
• Record accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Update internal systems with financial data
• Participate in financial audits
• Review and implement financial policies
• Being a key point of contact for WHH-CoSAP project on financial & accounting matters
• Support the Finance and Admin Director and executives with projects and tasks when required
• Maintain a Fixed Asset Register and carryout yearly inventory;
• Carry out other duties assigned by the Finance Department Head.

Reporting to:

The finance officer is accountable to the finance and admin director and shall report to him.

Competencies

• Flexible and adaptable
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Corporate Competencies
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the NIN’s values and ethical standards
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of NIN

Functional Competencies:

• Organize and accurately complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions and deadlines
  • Plan, coordinate and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing Priorities and competing deadlines;
  • Establish, build and maintain effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support;
• Salary: As per the NIN’s salary scale
• Duration: One-year contract with possibility of Extension
• Application deadline:  7 working days from the post of the position

 Academic Qualification

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Required Skills and Experience

• 4 to 6 years of experience
• NGO areas experience is preferable
• Working experience in EU project is an added advantage
• IPSAS based financial Reporting Experience
• Flexible and adaptable
• Being agile, bear criticism, maintain patience, being sociable and friendly
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Professional ethics and integrity
• A leaning attitude

Desirable Trainings

• Training in IPSAS, Financial and accounting procedures, financial and tax regulations, advanced financial software systems, Advanced MS Excel skills and Computer application related to his/her job

Required Skills

• Adaptability and Communication

How to apply:

Applicants should submit a non-returnable application letter, updated CV, and credentials in PDF format to the addresses below in 7 working days STARTING FROM the date announcement.

admin@neighborsinneed.org.et  OR  ninethiopia@gmail.com

NB!

Please make sure you mention the position title ‘ Finance Officer’ in the subject line of your email application.

Females are highly encouraged to apply!